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Old 08-05-2013, 01:07 PM
 
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In the news daily how to cope with the runoff situation. Bridges, culverts washed out etc.
(seems that's all we hear about anymore)
How much of our money is the county going to spend over the next decade?
Please inform my WHY insurers are allowing these folks to rebuild in an area that will flood for the next 10 years? Anyone?
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Old 08-05-2013, 01:58 PM
 
Location: Colorado
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You need to look up 'floodplain'. Neither of those areas are in a floodplain. They are, however, susceptible to flash flooding, especially Mountain Shadows which is adjacent to many canyons and gulleys coming down off of Ormes and other sub-peaks within that section of the Rampart Range.

I don't know how much county money is going toward those efforts, but if I lived there, I'd probably be happy that my neighborhood's infrastructure was going to be rebuilt at some point. Insurers are probably allowing them to rebuild there because they don't want to displace people from the property they own and because the risk is not intolerable.
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Old 08-05-2013, 02:13 PM
 
Location: Santa Fe, NM
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And its not necessarily the homes that burned and have been rebuilt that fall in the flood prone areas, its the ones downstream from the fire that are affected by floods.
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Old 08-05-2013, 02:16 PM
 
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With limited runoff you're telling me Black Forest doesn't now constitute a floodplain?
YOU are part of that insurance "risk pool".
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Old 08-05-2013, 05:31 PM
 
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What Is A Floodplain?
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Old 08-05-2013, 08:51 PM
 
Location: Sun City West, Arizona
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In the news daily how to cope with the runoff situation. Bridges, culverts washed out etc.
(seems that's all we hear about anymore)
How much of our money is the county going to spend over the next decade?
Please inform my WHY insurers are allowing these folks to rebuild in an area that will flood for the next 10 years? Anyone?
Which river is it that flows through Black Forest??? Flash floods are not what flood plains are about.

So, if you owned a plot of land...had all your savings into it...and then there was a fire...you'd just abandon your property?



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With limited runoff you're telling me Black Forest doesn't now constitute a floodplain?
YOU are part of that insurance "risk pool".
No, that's not what a flood plain is.

I have 2 degrees in the Geosciences. It's not a flood plain.

Last edited by Mike from back east; 08-06-2013 at 09:35 AM.. Reason: Merged 2:1
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Old 08-06-2013, 10:12 AM
 
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I'm sure the gov't will bail everyone out (again) unfortunately !!

See: The Gulf Coast, Florida etc.....

Hopefully the insurance they will be paying for the NEW houses will be VERY VERY expensive.
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Old 08-12-2013, 03:29 PM
 
Location: The Springs
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Remember that a standard fire (homeowner's) policy does NOT cover damage from flooding, only a National Flood Program policy does. The homes destroyed by fires are being rebuilt by the private insurance companies, but if your home is flood damaged or destroyed, that's FEMA.
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Old 08-12-2013, 03:49 PM
 
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A friend that's lived here for decades figures the only way to stop the Waldo runoff is to blast the canyon. This would fill the ravine with enough debris to disperse (slow) the runoff.
There is only one small drainage to handle all the water. Much the same as Texas Creek.
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Old 08-13-2013, 03:17 PM
 
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Our daily highway 24 closing.
CDOT or a contractor needs to figure out a solution to this mess.
Highway 24 closed due to flood concerns | News - Home
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